• atmur@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Notes on my first charge at a Tesla station:

    Holy shit these cables are short, I’m lucky that this stall with a more accessible charger opened up.

    The first two chargers I tried didn’t work.

    The Tesla app sucks, I had to restart it twice before it let me start charging.

    I’m using the A2Z Typhoon Pro adapter, works great!

    • Dr. Dabbles@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Not sure where you’re located, but without a “membership” for Tesla charging, the cost is about double any other company near me. It’s insane and a great reminder to only use these chargers in an emergency when you have a vehicle capable of charging at higher speeds. Tesla’s chargers derate all the damn time.

        • Dr. Dabbles@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          4 months ago

          You cannot use these at all without a Tesla account

          You absolutely can if you own a Ford or Rivian on Plug and Charge. I don’t have a membership, I’ve used the chargers. Confidently incorrect.

          As someone who actually uses these chargers

          As someone that’s clearly used them longer than you, you don’t know what you’re talking about.

          they can deliver the maximum output for this vehicle

          That’s why I mentioned vehicles that can charge at a high rate.

            • Dr. Dabbles@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              4 months ago

              So, you just flat out can’t read or what? Again, I mentioned vehicles that can charge at higher rates. So that’s three times I’ve said it, let’s see if you pick up on it yet.

              I bet your lie about daily use still doesn’t equal the number of times I’ve used Tesla chargers. You probably didn’t think you were talking to a former Tesla owner. I wonder what you think those videos of people putting wet rags on NACS handles are talking about. Couldn’t be derating, certainly.

              So confidently wrong.

      • atmur@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        4 months ago

        This location was $0.44/kwh, another one nearby was $0.62/kwh. The Electrify America station near me is usually $0.45/kwh.

          • Dr. Dabbles@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            4 months ago

            Woops. It seems like you’re so ignorant of charging that you don’t know prices can and do vary by location. You’ve been so wrong that it’s almost impressive.

  • schizoidman@lemm.eeEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I am fairly certain you could charge any EVs with the Tesla supercharger in most parts of the world. Perhaps it’s just a US thing where it’s limited to just Tesla vehicles.